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Suzan-Lori Parks

Birth Place: Kentucky, USA

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Productions

The Gershwins' Porgy and BessThe Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Bookwriter (Adaptation)
Golden Boy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Adaptation

Writing

Fucking A
Composer
Lyricist
Fucking A
Playwright
Bookwriter
White Noise
Playwright
Bookwriter

Movies

Girl 6
[ 1996 ] writer
The Making of Plus One
[ 2010 ] Skye Brown - the director
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
[ 2021 ] writer

Awards and Nominations

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Play

Suzan-Lori Parks, Plays For The Plague Year


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Suzan-Lori Parks, Plays for the Plague Year

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Suzan-Lori Parks, The Harder They Come


winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Playwriting Award

Suzan-Lori Parks, White Noise


winner
The Lortels - 2016 - Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee

Suzan-Lori Parks


winner
Obie Awards - 2015 - Playwriting

Suzan-Lori Parks, Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts I, II, & III


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Play

Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Suzan-Lori Parks , Topdog / Underdog


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The Pulitzer Prize - 2002 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Play

Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog

The Pulitzer Prize - 2000 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Suzan-Lori ParksIn The Blood

The Pulitzer Prize - 2000 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Suzan-Lori ParksIn the Blood


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Obie Awards - 1998 - Guest Judges

Suzan-Lori Parks


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Obie Awards - 1996 - Playwriting

Suzan-Lori Parks, Venus


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Obie Awards - 1990 - Best New American Play

Suzan-Lori ParksImperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom

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ArtsWest And The Hansberry Project Present TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Photo
ArtsWest And The Hansberry Project Present TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2026

ArtsWest and The Hansberry Project will present Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton, running February 5 through March 1, 2026, at ArtsWest in Seattle.
HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE World Premiere is Coming to Berkeley Rep Photo
HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE World Premiere is Coming to Berkeley Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Kicking off the new year, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present its 90th world premiere production,  How Shakespeare Saved My Life — an autobiographical and music-filled tour de force written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent.
Review: SALLY AND TOM at Marin Theatre Photo
Review: SALLY AND TOM at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - Nov 5, 2025

Back in 2017, Marin Theatre Company staged Thomas Bradshaw’s historical fiction Thomas and Sally to a firestorm of criticism, with critics damning the production for its hypersexualized view of Sally Hemings and downplaying her position as Thomas Jefferson’s slave.
Photos: Suzan-Lori Parks’ SALLY & TOM At Marin Theatre Photo
Photos: Suzan-Lori Parks’ SALLY & TOM At Marin Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2025

Marin Theatre in Mill Valley will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, running October 30–November 23, 2025. See photos of the production.
INTO THE WOODS & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows Photo
INTO THE WOODS & More Lead San Francisco / Bay Area's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Oct 31, 2025

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include Into the Woods and more.
Interview: Lance Gardner of SALLY & TOM at Marin Theatre Photo
Interview: Lance Gardner of SALLY & TOM at Marin Theatre
by Jim Munson - Oct 31, 2025

BroadwayWorld chats with Lance Gardner about directing Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Sally & Tom' at Marin Theatre, where he serves as Executive Artistic Director. It runs through Sunday, November 23rd in Mill Valley, CA.
Vanguard Theater Begins Rehearsals For TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Photo
Vanguard Theater Begins Rehearsals For TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2025

Vanguard Theater has begun rehearsals for Topdog/Underdog by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by marcus d harvey. The production will open Vanguard's landmark 10th Anniversary Season, themed Claiming Our Stories.
Stratford East Extends THE HARDER THEY COME By One Week Photo
Stratford East Extends THE HARDER THEY COME By One Week
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2025

Stratford East has announced an extension for the critically acclaimed new production of THE HARDER THEY COME, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name.
SALLY & TOM West Coast Premiere is Coming to Marin Theatre Photo
SALLY & TOM West Coast Premiere is Coming to Marin Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2025

Marin Theatre will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom. Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Opens This September at Spotlighters Photo
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Opens This September at Spotlighters
by Emmy Rice - Sep 13, 2025

Topdog/Underdog, the Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks, opens September 19, 2025, at Spotlighters Theatre and runs through October 12, 2025.
SDCF Reveals Recipient of Lloyd Richards New Futures Residency Photo
SDCF Reveals Recipient of Lloyd Richards New Futures Residency
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Dominic Moore-Dunson, an award-winning choreographer and arts leader, has been selected as the 2025-2026 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist.
Luminous Streets World Premiere To Take Place In Highland Park This September Photo
Luminous Streets World Premiere To Take Place In Highland Park This September
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025

The Roots and Wings Project will present the world premiere of Luminous Streets in Highland Park, Los Angeles, September 12–28, 2025. This site-specific theatrical tour will feature new plays by Roger Q. Mason, Jesse Bliss, and others, performed in venues along York Boulevard.
Photos: THE HARDER THEY COME in Rehearsal at Stratford East Photo
Photos: THE HARDER THEY COME in Rehearsal at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2025

Stratford East has released first look rehearsal images for The Harder They Come, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name. Check out the photos here!
SALLY & TOM West Coast Premiere to be Presented at Marin Theatre Photo
SALLY & TOM West Coast Premiere to be Presented at Marin Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025

Marin Theatre will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom. Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks sets the stage with an up-and-coming theatre company rehearsing a play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.
Cast and Creative Team Set For THE HARDER THEY COME at Stratford East Photo
Cast and Creative Team Set For THE HARDER THEY COME at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2025

Stratford East has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of THE HARDER THEY COME, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Suzan-Lori Parks written?

Suzan-Lori Parks has written 9 shows including Unchain My Heart (Bookwriter), The America Play (Playwright), Urban Zulu Mambo (Playwright), Topdog / Underdog (Playwright), F-ing A (Composer), The Book Of Grace (Playwright), The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World (Playwright), The Red Letter Plays: In the Blood (Author), White Noise (Playwright).

What awards has Suzan-Lori Parks been nominated for?

Outstanding Play (The Lortels) for Plays For The Plague Year, Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Plays for the Plague Year, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Harder They Come, Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for White Noise, Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels) for , Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts I, II, & III, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Topdog/Underdog, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Topdog / Underdog , The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Topdog/Underdog, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Topdog/Underdog, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for In The Blood, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for In the Blood , Guest Judges (Obie Awards), Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Venus and Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom.

What awards has Suzan-Lori Parks won?

Suzan-Lori Parks has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her career. She won the Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Plays for the Plague Year and the Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for White Noise. She was also inducted as a Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels). Parks earned the Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for Father Comes Home From the Wars Parts I, II, & III. Additionally, she won Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Topdog/Underdog, the John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Topdog/Underdog, and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Topdog/Underdog. She served as a Guest Judge for the Obie Awards and won Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Venus as well as Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom.

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